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Swen Worm Infects Over 1.5 Million Computers

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The Swen computer worm is turning out to be a bigger problem than earlier expected, using a brief head start on computer antivirus defenses, as well as complex abilities and an effective masquerade, to infect Windows machines and spread via e-mail to many users. The worm, also known as “Gibe” or its more technical name…

Symantec: More Computer Attacks Use Blended Tactics

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Reinforcing the message that can be easily inferred from recent virus and worm outbreaks, security giant Symantec has reported that attacks on company computers — up 19 percent to an average of 38 attacks per business per week — increasingly are using a potent combination of disclosed security vulnerabilities and complex computer worms to hit…

No Patch Yet for Internet Explorer Qhost-1 Trojan

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Once again, computer attackers are taking advantage of a recent vulnerability — this time an unpatched flaw in Microsoft’s widely used Internet Explorer browser — to have their way with vulnerable Windows machines through malicious programs known as Trojans. The software security holes that affect Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, first disclosed in August,…

UPDATE: How To Patch IE Against the Qhost-1 Trojan

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

While computer attackers are taking advantage of a recent vulnerability in Internet Explorer, Microsoft has yet to release an update that can patch exposed systems. However, there are workarounds that users can employ to protect their systems. The software security holes that affect Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, first disclosed in August, have been…

Symantec Acquires SafeWeb for SSL-VPN Technology

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Adding yet another piece to its portfolio of computer network security solutions, Cupertino, California-based security giant Symantec announced the purchase of SafeWeb for US$26 million in cash. On the heels of NetScreen’s $265 million acquisition of Neoteris earlier this month and F5’s $25 million purchase of uRoam in July, Symantec’s purchase marks the third recent…

Trend Micro Updates Desktop Security, Adds Antispyware

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Folding spam and spyware filtering into its desktop security software, Trend Micro has updated its PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 package to ward off the Internet’s other evils in addition to computer viruses and worms. The Cupertino, California-based security company will be among the first to offer antivirus and spyware protection bundled in a single security…

Microsoft’s Virus-Writer Bounty Questioned

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Virus writers reportedly are talking tough about Microsoft’s bounty offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of major malware authors, downplaying its effectiveness and calling it just a publicity stunt. Security experts differed on the likely effectiveness of Microsoft’s plan, which has put a quarter-million-dollar price tag on the heads of…

Cisco Joins SSL-VPN Push with WebVPN

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Continuing a stream of activity surrounding newer, simpler security for remote access to corporate networks, Cisco announced it would support Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology in its widely used VPN 3000 Series concentrators. Cisco’s announcement that it will include the clientless VPN capabilities in addition to the traditional IP Security (IPSec)…

ISS Releases First of New Intrusion Prevention Boxes

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Marking a trend in which large security players are among the last to the party, Internet Security Systems released the first of its new Proventia G Series intrusion-prevention appliances this week, promising proactive protection and ease of use. Atlanta-based ISS said the G200 — the first device in its intrusion-prevention line, which is expected to…

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